Good News International Church's ex-member has come out to detail some occurrences in the church.

Contrary to the belief that the cult began in 2017, the lady identified as Emmah Mwaniki says the cult began in late 2020.

“This did not start in 2017. I am an ex-member of the church so I know. It started in late 2020 when he told people to leave their jobs and move to Shakahola ... the fasting to death started last year”

She further states that the controversial man of “God” had brainwashed many and had over 2000 members. As earlier reported when the massacre began, children were to fast first followed by women and finally men.

Mackenzie’s Ex-church Member Gives Details On Ongoing Massacre

She goes on to claim that authorities were aware of the cult practice but remained ignorant until it was too late.

“He had approximately 2000 people in that camp. The children were supposed to be starved first, then women, and lastly men. The county commissioner knew, and so did Malindi police station but they did nothing until it was too late”

Emmah further claims that children died in hundreds explaining why children are not retrieved in large numbers.

At least 47 bodies have been exhumed in Kenya as part of an investigation into a suspected Christian cult, led by local pastor Paul Mackenzie, who is believed to have encouraged his followers to starve themselves to death https://t.co/ljkR7bsMgd pic.twitter.com/AQmEYcZk98

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“The reason there are no children in that camp is that they all died in hundreds.”